Polish reform on judges' retirement age violates law, ECHR rules
Source: Reuters
Polish reform on judges' retirement age violates law, ECHR rules
Reuters
Tue, October 24, 2023 at 7:20 AM EDT·2 min read
WARSAW (Reuters) - Legislation which lowered the retirement age for Polish judges violates their rights, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said on Tuesday, as reforms in Poland are expected to come under the spotlight following a national vote this month.
Pro-EU opposition parties won a majority in elections on Oct. 15, a huge shift for Poland after eight years of rule by the Law and Justice (PiS) party, and feuding with Brussels over issues ranging from judicial independence to LGBT rights.
The new government has not yet formed but Donald Tusk, a former president of the European Council, and the leader of Poland's largest liberal opposition grouping Civic Coalition (KO) is a candidate to lead it.
The parties will face challenges rolling back the court reforms of PiS, which is one of the conditions for obtaining EU recovery funds.
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